Treatment for newborns who test positive for thalassemia is determined on a case-by-case basis. In mild cases, no special treatment is needed; in moderate-to-severe anemia, early medical attention is needed to give blood transfusion, iron removal therapy or surgical treatment as prescribed by the doctor, so as to help the newborn improve his/her symptoms as soon as possible.
1. Mild thalassemia: Usually there are no obvious symptoms or mild anemia, accompanied by normal or mildly enlarged spleen. Usually, no special treatment is needed. Usually, you can give the newborn baby more nutrition, the best choice of breastfeeding or choose some targeted nutrients such as milk powder.
2. Medium and severe thalassemia: follow the doctor’s instructions to give blood transfusion treatment, mainly in the newborn body injected red blood cells, to maintain hemoglobin at a normal level, in order to ensure the normal development of newborns. Iron removal therapy, such as desferrioxamine, deferiprone and deferasirox. Splenectomy if necessary.
In addition, children with thalassemia major can also choose to be treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which can play a role in curing thalassemia.
Newborns who test positive for thalassemia should consult a doctor in time, and the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoiding self-medication.